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Hyperlinks

SmartBuilder v3 or v4?

The SmartBuilder version 4 Documentation and Video Tutorials can be found in the Help menu in the tool, or view the v4 Help site.

Hyperlinks can be used to link to an asset, to an external URL, to another page, or to trigger an internal event.

Hyperlinks can be applied to the following objects:

Text (as a whole, or just selected portions)

Hotspots

Buttons

Shapes

Graphics

Streaming SWFs

The Hyperlink Icon is located up near the Text toolbar.

Hyperlink to an asset

1. Select the item to which you want to attach a hyperlink.

2. Click the Hyperlink button.

3. Click the Launch Asset radio button.

4. Click the browse folder to the right of the entry field.

5. Click on the appropriate folder directory.

6. Click on the desired asset.

7. Click Select.

8. Click OK.

Hyperlink to an external URL

1. Select the item to which you want to attach a hyperlink.

2. Click the Hyperlink button.

3. Enter the desired URL in the text entry field.

4. Click OK.

Hyperlink to an relative URL

1. Select the item to which you want to attach a hyperlink.

2. Click the Hyperlink button.

3. Enter the desired URL in the text entry field. For example, "../lesson4/player.html" will go up one level from the current document, into the folder called "lesson4" and open the "player.html" file it find there.

4. Click OK.

Hyperlink to an internal page

1. Select the item to which you want to attach a hyperlink.

2. Click the Hyperlink button.

3. Click the Go to page radio button.

4. Select the desired page to be linked to from the page selection drop down menu.

5. Click OK.

Use a hyperlink to trigger an internal event

1. Select the item to which you want to attach a hyperlink.

2. Click the Hyperlink button.

3. Click the Internal Event radio button.

4. Assign a name to this internal event.

5. Click OK.

6. In your Action Panel triggers list, you will now see a hyperlinks category.